1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 3:00 PM CST, 9 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 400 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 FORECAST CONCERN NEAR TERM...CONT SVR POTENTIAL AND MORE FLOODING. IN THE SHORTER TERM TWO AREAS TO BE CONCERNED WITH. FIRST ACRS SW INTO WC MN VCNTY NRLY STNRY SFC FNT WHERE CONVECTION CURRENTLY FIRING. STG DEEP 0-6 KM SHEAR ACRS THIS AREA WITH WRM AND UNSTBL AIR FEEDING NORTH INTO AREA. OTHER AREA IS SC MN WHERE VGP VALUES AT .4 AND SBLI ARND B12 SOUTH OF BNCRY WHICHIS BGNNG TO MV NORTH WITH INCRSG LOW LVL WND FIELD S OF FNT AND SUNSHINE N OF SFC FNT. WITH CONT HEATING THE CIN VALUES SHUD CONT TO DCRS AS 850 MB THETA E ADVECTION INCRSG. MUCH OF CWA (ESP MN PTN) SHUD BE ACTIVE TNGHT AS FORCING INCRS AHD OF SHRTWV AND UPPER DIVG ALSO INCRS OVERNITE IN LEFT ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET. VERY JUICY AMS WITH K INDEX IN UPPER 30S AND PWATS UP ARND 2 INCHES. WL CONT FFA ACRS N 2/3 MN CWA MUCH OF WHICH RCVD R+ LAST COUPLE DAYS. ALSO CONT FLW FOR TODD...MORRISON...DOUGLAS COUNTIES WHICH CONT TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING WITH MORE RAIN ON THE WAY. IN THE LONGER TERM...THE ETA CONTS TO SLOW EWRD PROGRESSION OF SFC FNT AS IT PARALLELS UPPER WINDS. PRBLY ANOTHER DAY OF ACTIVE TSTMS MAINLY E HALF CWA ON WED WITH AMS STILL VERY JUICY AND UPPER TROF APRCHG. FINALLY A BREAK THURS...BUT RATHER COLD MID LVL TEMPS MAY STILL CAUSE A FEW SHWRS INTO FRI. .MSP...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO LAKEVILLE. BAP
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-251100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 703 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREA IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR BENSON...TO ST.CLOUD... AND MANKATO. WHILE THE PRIMARY THREAT IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ONE OR TWO TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. ACROSS MOST OF THE REST OF CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER...THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER A PORTION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. SEE FLOOD WATCH PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FOUND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR RICE LAKE WISCONSIN TO WASECA MINNESOTA ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
0837 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0834 PM 5 E GRANITE FALLS MN 1.75 IN HAIL
06/24/03 RENVILLE REPORTED BY SPOTTER
AEBSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 845 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-250245- BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-MARTIN-RICE-STEELE-WASECA- WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...FAIRMONT...MANKATO... OWATONNA...RED WING 845 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN DROPPED FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. MNZ060-062-065>070-073>076-250245- BROWN-CARVER-DAKOTA-HENNEPIN-LE SUEUR-MCLEOD-NICOLLET-RAMSEY-REDWOOD- RENVILLE-SCOTT-SIBLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...MINNEAPOLIS...NEW ULM... REDWOOD FALLS...ST PAUL...ST PETER 845 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR A TORNADO WATCH THAT EXPIRES AT 2 AM CDT. MNZ041>043-047>051-054>059-061-064-250245- ANOKA-BENTON-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER- MORRISON-POPE-SHERBURNE-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WRIGHT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... ST CLOUD...WILLMAR 845 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A TORNADO WATCH THAT EXPIRES AT 2 AM CDT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
0912 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0904 PM HUTCHINSON MN FUNNEL CLOUD
06/24/03 MCLEOD REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
AEBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
0935 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0932 PM GREENFIELD MN FUNNEL CLOUD
06/24/03 HENNEPIN REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
AEBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
0946 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0940 PM WYOMING MN 55 MPH TSTORM WIND
06/24/03 CHISAGO
AEBMNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-064-250605- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1233 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 586 HAS BEEN CLEARED FOR PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED WITH SOME FLOODING LIKELY.
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Western portion of the county flooded. Three to five inches of rain fell within a few hours, which produced street flooding in Hudson, WI. Several township roads were under water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, June 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5361770.